Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Maria weather
in July.
A mild, wet month: the coolest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Santa Maria: daytime highs average 17.8°C and nights cool to about 8.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 149 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes July a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 26 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cachoeira do Sul (96 km away). In July its highs average 17.9°C, about as warm as Santa Maria, with 146 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Santa Maria ranks joint 432nd of 448 for the warmest July highs and joint 429th of 448 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 448 cities is 24.7°C; Santa Maria is 6.9°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 149 mm to 122 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santa Maria climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 159 | 13.8 | 13.814 h |
| February | 28.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 146 | 12.6 | 13.113 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 124 | 11.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 144 | 10.1 | 11.411 h |
| May | 20.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 127 | 9.5 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 137 | 10.1 | 10.310 h |
| July, selected | 17.8°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 149 | 10.2 | 10.410 h |
| August | 20.2°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 122 | 9.8 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 157 | 10.6 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 208 | 12.6 | 12.813 h |
| November | 26.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 136 | 10.2 | 13.614 h |
| December | 28.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 158 | 11.8 | 14.014 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Cachoeira do Sul in JulyBrazil · 96 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.0°C · 146 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Sul in JulyBrazil · 133 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.0°C · 154 mm rain
- Ijuí in JulyBrazil · 145 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.8°C · 157 mm rain
- Santo Ângelo in JulyBrazil · 160 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.9°C · 157 mm rain
- Lajeado in JulyBrazil · 180 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.2°C · 159 mm rain
- Bagé in JulyBrazil · 185 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 8.1°C · 117 mm rain
- Alegrete in JulyBrazil · 192 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.3°C · 124 mm rain
- Passo Fundo in JulyBrazil · 209 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 8.4°C · 166 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Maria) is explained once on the Santa Maria year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.